Slovak President Peter Pellegrini, talking to Slovakia's public broadcaster STVR on Dec. 15, argued that attaining peace in Ukraine would seemingly require accepting partial territorial losses and known as for the fast begin of peace negotiations.
"In the case of peace, I consider that realism should be maintained. In the present day, in all probability no smart particular person in Europe believes that peace might be achieved with out some partial territorial losses for Ukraine," Pellegrini said.
Pellegrini's feedback come forward of the January inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump who has vowed to get Ukraine and Russia to the negotiating desk for peace talks.
Pellegrini has additionally beforehand indicated his objection to instantly offering Ukraine with an invitation to the NATO navy alliance, stating that immediate accession was "not real looking" throughout wartime.
Pellegrini is an ally of Prime Minister Robert Fico, who has been a vocal critic of navy support for Ukraine and sanctions against Russia.
On Dec. 2, the Russian-friendly, populist prime minister criticized the EU’s new management over their supporting phrases for Ukraine, saying that the made by EU chief diplomat Kaja Kallasand new president of the European Council, Antonio Costa, "didn’t correspond to the conclusions of the European Union."
Fico halted navy support to Ukraine from the Slovak Armed Forces' shares after taking workplace in September 2023 in a stark international coverage reversal. He just lately introduced he had accepted the Kremlin's invitation to attend the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow subsequent Could.
The Kyiv IndependentMartin Fornusek
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